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Meet the Miracle Cat: His Name Is Oscar and He Can Predict ... Death

Animals are pretty amazing, aren't they? My golden retriever can boost my mood in an instant--works every time. But wait until you hear about the eerie "gift" that this cat has ...

That isn't the cat (but isn't he cute?!), but one cat named Oscar in Providence, Rhode Island, is believed to be able to predict death. Dr. David Dosa, a geriatrician and professor at Brown University, says he was skeptical at first when he heard that the feline, who lives at a nursing home, could accurately predict patients' impending death by "snuggling" next to them in their final hours. But after following the cat and watching as he made 50 "correct calls" over five years, he was a believer. The story is all detailed in the newly released book Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat (Hyperion).

Wow, right? This makes me think of all the other gifts animals have: like detecting cancer and finding missing people by their scent.